Alyssa Ray is the night news editor at TheWrap and boasts a passion for period dramas, horror films, musicals, romance novels, reality TV, pop music and theme parks. After growing up in Massachusetts, Alyssa found herself in Los Angeles through Emerson College’s internship program, where she majored in Marketing Communications. After a stint in publicity, Alyssa pivoted to the other side of the red carpet and worked for a number of national outlets, including E! News, Parade Magazine and TMZ. She can be reached at alyssa.ray@thewrap.com.
Experience:
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Dozens of New Yorker Staffers Protest Netflix Doc Red Carpet Over Condé Nast’s Alleged ‘Union Busting’
“We won’t stop fighting until our colleagues are reinstated,” the New Yorker Union says
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Meghan McCain Slams Tucker Carlson After She’s Repeatedly Called ‘Fat’ on His Podcast: ‘Not Christian Behavior’
“I don’t make my living off of ugliness like that and truly can’t fathom what life is like for anyone who does,” the TV personality adds
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Gal Gadot Shares Rare Footage of Her First Screen Test as Wonder Woman Opposite Ben Affleck
“Zack Snyder thank you for sharing this with me and for casting me as Diana Prince,” the actress adds
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‘Tehran’ Sets Season 3 Premiere Date After 2-Year Delay, Renewed for Season 4 on Apple TV
The international thriller’s return was delayed in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel
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Erika Kirk Worries Zohran Mamdani’s Mayoral Win Indicates NYC Women Are ‘Relying on the Government’ to Support Them | Video
“What I don’t want to have happen is women, young women in the city, look to the government as a solution to put off having a family or a marriage,” the Turning Point USA CEO says
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‘The Daily Show’ Roasts Trump as ‘Drone Strike Santa’ After Oddly Specific Threat for Narco-Terrorists | Video
“We know the routes they take … We know where the bad ones live,” the president said about narco-terrorists earlier Wednesday
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Nicolle Wallace Wonders ‘How Much More Embarrassment’ Trump Can Tolerate From Hegseth: ‘Sloppy and Haphazard’ | Video
“It’s important to remember that if anybody [else] did this … [they] would be thrown out of the military and almost certainly face criminal prosecution,” the MS Now host adds
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Diane Warren Gives a Powerful Performance of ‘Dear Me’ With 14-Year-Old Eden Kontesz | Video
Power Women Summit 2025: “I wrote this song, ‘Dear Me,’ to my f–ked up younger self,” the acclaimed songwriter says
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Los Angeles Times Journalists Approve New Guild Contract After 3 Years of Negotiations
“It should not have taken this long to get here,” Matt Hamilton, the unit chair and Times reporter, says
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Olivia Nuzzi Says She’s ‘Very Appreciative’ of Monica Lewinsky for Checking in on Her: ‘She’s Incredibly Kind’ | Video
“The Lewinsky scale of kindness, it’s like the Richter scale for public shaming,” the controversial journalist adds
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‘The Daily Show’ Slams Pete Hegseth’s Response to the Boat-Strike Controversy: ‘The Secretary of Defensiveness’ | Video
“Pete is fighting back the way a true warrior does, with memes,” host Desi Lydic adds
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Quentin Tarantino Faces Pushback After Slamming Paul Dano’s ‘There Will Be Blood’ Performance as ‘Weak Sauce’: ‘Quite Vile’
“Not every opinion he has is the gospel truth. He’s wrong in his assessment of Dano here,” one critic on X writes
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Rachel Maddow Says It’s ‘Impossible to Imagine’ Pete Hegseth Survives Boat-Strike Scandal: ‘He Must Resign’ | Video
“This is a disaster for this generation of people serving in the United States military. And that is a tragedy more than a farce,” the MS NOW host adds
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Stephen Colbert Roasts Trump’s MRI Justification: ‘Men In His Age Group Also Benefit From Retiring’ | Video
“Can we write that prescription next?” the late night host quips
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Jon Stewart Rips Into Trump for Doubling Down on R-Word Insult for Tim Walz: ‘Something Wrong With Him?!’ | Video
“[The press corps] had to fly back with this nut and ask him if he wants to clarify any of the nonsense,” the comedian adds
